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VOLUME II. NUMBER 2G.
: ASIIEVILLE, NORTH CAR(3LINA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 24, 1841;
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MISCELLANEOUS.
-fFromths Li verpool Courier.
Expedition up the Euphrates.
Some few)f ur readers hiay be aware,
that a vessel belonging to a loading firm in
this town was sent to sea, under sealed in-
struct ions, about eighteen months ago. hav
in on board two iron steamboats and other
cargo of a similar unusual description.
The destination or tho vessel, it now ap.
peurs, was the Persian Gulf, the steamers
laving been constructed , by order of the
East India Company, to act as a flotilla, for
ascertaining the navigability of the river
Euphrates. The expedition has been high
ly successful, having traversed the course
of tho stream 1,100 miles from its mouth, an
achievement never before accomplished,
and fully establishing the superiority of
modern skill and science over the ruder re.
sources of tho ancients. We have been
favored with the following extracts from a
private letter written by Mr. Floyd, the sur.
- peon of the flotilla, to a professional friend,
Mr.. Samuel Potter, of this town," and
brought by the last overland conveyance.
They will, we think, be found, well worthy
of perusal by thoso who take an interest in
scientific operations, and in the remarkable
countries to which they relate. , Tho letter
js dated Belis, June 6. -
" I have travelled over the greater part
of Mesopotamia, got licked and plundered.
I have traced the expedition of the 10,000
Greeks under Cyrus the younger, and iden
tified many-of their ritieTinrirraute; i
am now near Aleppo with tho flotilla, hav.
ing completed the ascent of the river Eu
phrates, without doubt, one of tho noblest
rivers of Asia ; here, at the distance of
T.100 miles from its embrouchure in the
Persia njGulf, it is 400 yards broad and very
deep. What a boast for England, upon
whose flag the nun never sets, that tho Bri
tish ensign now floats in the breeze in the
very centre of the land of the crusades, and
of tho Courtenays, one of whose castles
4 Jiaber,' said to bo founded by Alexander
the Great, towers majestically over our
heads.
- " 'The 31st of Mny, 1841, was n hnppy
day which crowned our efforts with success
nfflhedisWIltTuarias-soOnnfe.eChoeff-thr
royal salute which we fired in honor of the
occasion.
" In a former letter, I think, I gave you
a slight description of the Tigris river and
surrounding country, lhe iMipUratcs dit.
fers little from tho Tigris up to Hillatu
Turkish-Arab town, built near the site ol
ancient Baby lop, except that its banks , arc
much better cultivated ; and in sorrj'places
the date tree, (ihepalinus dacuhjicrus) adds
10 tho picturesque meandcringsol the river;
while, in others, a mosque, with its jacqucr.
cd dome, rising from a grove of willows,
is a pleasing variety from tho monotony of
the surrounding desert. Winding its way
through the ruins of fullon Babylon, the
river passes Perisalom, then tho field- of
Cunaxa, where Cyrus fell, and the 10,000
commenced their ever memorable-Tetrent
Then come Umbaronce tho seat ofa chris
tian bishop; the Chnrmaud, some ruins op
posite tho Pylor of Xenophon; and then
JiTflhe la i of bcripture, and fumed for its
fountains of bitumen and napthn, which is
in such., abundance that it" sproads itself
over the earth. lhe river now is inclosed
with a valley of high rocks, which extends
-irora its source to - below 1 lit. I Iwy are
composed of gypsum , sandstones , a nd con
l gtomerates, with mica and felspar. The
awientAnatho; where Juh'ffn, lost port of
his fleet, is tho next place of importance ;
then comes Erxi, tho river Chabour of Eze.
kiel, AlDeir, tho Thapsac of Scripture, and
the ancient part of Pulmyra and lastly,
we ruined castles of Kaccaba,. Tenobia,
Racca, and Jiabcr, alUituatcd upon isola.
ted rocks, commanding the passes of tho
river. . These fortresses, from their differ,
ing entirely from all others of a like nature
io this country, and from tho Roman arch
prevailing, appear t Arte to have been tho
irontier posts of that empire .against the
Parthians.' The natives have a tradition
that they were built by the English during
the crusades, and it is not improbable but
Jhey were occupied by the enthusiastic fol
lowers of Courtenay whilo "he reigned"" at
Orfas. " '
"V Besides the tovtns which I hare enu.
merated, there are several islands, many
' which are well wooded; amongst them
may mention Juba, Haditfia, and Aloose,
Wrongly fortified, having each five hundred
inhabitants, and beautifully aituat'ed in the
valley of the Euphrates, betwixt Hit and
Anna. ,
.."J1"8 Imate is delightful, and produces
the varieties of European fruit, besides
"lany or the tropical ones lower down the
nv"- Here is the ORly-obelacIc to the na.
vitiation of this . river. It consists in the
remains of tho ancient water wheels used
for irriffation. In the short space of 130
miles we found ne irly 300 of these wheels
about one-third ol which are io operation at
the present day. They consist of large
parapet walls built into the stream, direct
ing tho current of the river to tho wheels,
which are the most clumsy pieces of mech
anism, made of branches of trees, and hav.
irtgklung around them 150 clay Vessels to
raise tho water in. The wheels are 40 feet
in diameter, placed at the end of an aque
duct raised upon the . well-built. Gothic
arches. They are the nearest approach to
perpetual motion' that I have seen, and it is
surprising the quantity of water which they
raise to the surface. 1 hey cause a cur
rent six or seven knots with a full of two
or throe feet, where they are, so that this
part of the river is difficult and .somewhat
dunaerous: but as it is we have surmount.
ed all ; I should rather say, the genius and
skili of-MessrsrJ.-Laird and -Macgregor,
who furnished the boats and engines, have
overcome obstacles which baffled tho well
disciplined legions ' of Trajan and Julian
when they went to besiege Ulesiplion, and
failed to drag their fleet against the stream
on account or the current
Tho Tigresto Mosul, tho sito of the
ancient Nineveh, and the Euphrates to
Buulus, I might say to the lieart of the
Taurus, (for we may go higher,) is now
navigable. May British enterprise drive
from this field the Austrian and Russian
who now occupy it, and may civilization
flying on the wings of commerce, carry
with it tho blessings of the Gospel salva
tion ! - Yea here is a fine field for- the mis
sionary and the merchant. To the former
it opens up the Christians ofa thousand hills
tlie Americans, the Chaldeans, the Nesto-
rians, tho Maronites, the disciples of St.
John,' the worshippers of the devil, (who
inhabit the 1 injar Hills,) and tho Arabs ;
but tho time for the conversion- of tho tau
ter, I fenjr, has not yet come.. To "the
merchant it offers a market for the cottons
of Manchester, the cutlery of Birmingham,,
and all sorts of tinkery; in return they
might get lhe splendid wool of Arabia, far
superior to any thing I ever saw at home ;
the Cashmere wool which is brought to Bug-
dad, gall-nuts, the gum sandarac, myrrh:
the- balsnms- f ronrthe- BOOTh7penrl37Hiia
monds, and torquas from Persia; all which
might be conveyed by steam up the Eu
phrates to lielis, thence Io tho Meditcrra.
nean, a four day's journey .J .
So much for The commercial advan.
tages to be derived from the opening of the
Euphrates; let us now look to the political.
A communication is kept up with our Iodi.
an. possessions, independent of thai of
Egypt, a great udvantage in our late broil
with that power; India is reached in a
much shorter time than that by tho Red
Sea ; the nr ission in Persia is brought much
nearer ; and the means exist of throwing
an Indian army cither in the heart of Pctsia
or Syria, in the space of a few weeks
Siwlyh4lMng8-takei-
fleet credit on tho wisdom of thoso who.
have designed and supported this cxpidiJj
tion throughout, and placed ifupoii its jjrcj
sent prosperous footing."
A School-Boi's Wit. Tho master of
a free grammar school was one day endeav
oring to instil into the minds of his pupils
tliat two negatives make a positive. - On
a remarkable fine day, shortly afterwards,
the boys were petitioning their master for
on afternoon's holiday, to which lie., the
master, hastily replied, "no. no." They
were accordingly repaired to their studies,
when one of tho boys, a very shrewd lad,)
reminded him of the fact, that " two ncga
tives made a positive," and therefore claim
ed a holiday. Thc master, - pleased with
ihcJioyJaJvitlmmcdiately granted tho re
quest.
Repartee. Attlie latoelection at Shafts.
bury, an Irishman made his appearance
and happening to say something in the
crowd to tlio candidates, one of tho tory
party exclaimed from tho hustings, 'JjJJh
Paddy, now go to the devilllLfi I am much
obhgcd la yer honor,i-was Paddy i reply r
" sure, ye arc tho first gentleman that has
invited mo to yer father's house,' since my
arrival in England."
HOW IT PUTS MOUEY IN THE -POCKET.-
Says a correspondent: "A certain Butcher
in Kennebec, a few days since, told me ho
had many good customers among the Wash
ingtoriians who had never before been able
to purchase meat; and that one had just
paid him for meat he had for nine years
since. He had dunned for it frequently,
but now got it without asking. Exchange
Paper. - Jr
The Bitter Bit. " Stop! stop!" cried
a gentleman to an omnibus cad, but the cad
would neither hear nor stop." Stupid feu
ow, said tho Gentleman. " he 11 find it out
to his cost, by-and-bye, for I have given
him a counterfeit five shilling piece !" But
on looking at the change, he exclaimed
wen, i never! nana me if the rascal
lasn't given me four shillincs and six-pence
bad mOTfcy ! But, never mind, I've had my
ride for nothing !
StUinr liquor U elavet. The sentence of Judge
Canong was, that Chabert pay fine of $300,
aad eosta efcoutV and that be forever after de.
barred from receiving a license within tSk State :
the prisoner to be remanded to prison, and there to
remain till be pay the fine, or for one year, aa the
law direct. - '. '
The Daughter of Gen. Knox.
; A correspondent of the Savanah Repub
lican describes, with much pleasure, a vis.
it which he latclvmade to the daughter- ol
one of the most distinguished heroes of the
Revolution, who resides in Bloomheld, oo
mersct county, tn the State of Maine.
It is an agreeable recreationbf the mind
occasionally to hold converse with those
who long since have left this theatre of ac
tion, through the medium of their descend.
ants. . I enjoyed a few days since an oppo
tunityof thi8kincr. A daughter of the lie.
volutionary General Knox, lives only ten
miles from hence, with her son Lieut. T.
of the Navy.She is enjoying a green old
age, with her faculties quite unimpaired
She is full of historical reminiscences, and
of personal anecdote and in listening to
her conversation, you can without much
tneotal elTort, imagine that you are moving
among, end listening to, that gallant, high
bred, and patriotic brotherhood, which ren
dcrcd the close of tho last -century forever
illustrious. The lady to whom I refer, is
a true descendant 'of courtly ancestors. To
a clear and cultivated intellect, she unites
genteel courtesy and commanding dignity
which impress you with immediate res.iect
and convincey ou that you aro in the presence
of one whose thoughts and sympathies are
all with the past In her lofty (almost
manly) brow, yon can detect a nice re.
semblance of Stewart's portrait of her fa
ther, in Faneui! Hall, Boston. Her youth
was spent in vinous places partly in f bil
adelphia, while her father was Secretary of
vvar, ailcrwards at West point,. JJostou
and later at Thompson; Maine, where Gen
Knox erected a superb mansion, after the
close of the war.- She wo3 in part educa
ted by some of those distinguished French
emigrants, who always found an asylum at
her lather s house. One of them, the Duke
do Laincoort, was two years a member of
the General s lumily, during which time he
was in a state of utter dependence the
General even furnishing the cloths which
he wore, lhe Duke was. at this time, a
young man of fine personal, appearance
and of very fair abilities. He would, some.
times, get ;a fit of the Wue, pace to and fro
the room, and tap his head with his hst
exclaiming ' Ah! Mon Dieu! I've three
Dukedoms to my head, and not oho coal
to my bac
le was in fact, thoTfuTcelle
Laincourt, do la Rochefoucatd, and of some-
thing else, not now remembered
He made a tour through a considerable
portion of the United States--of which he
published, after his return "to Paris, a volu
minous and rather diffuse account. He
visited the Fulls of Ninsara in 1795. His
description of what he styles " this terrific
sport of nature," is found embodied in guide
books which they furnish you at the rails.
Talleyrand was for a long time with Gen.
Knox's family. He was always listening,
but rather disposed to be silent and retiring.
He hail a "meagre person enough, andui
face of the most unmeaning character
that is to say, it was very flat, and was
sion.
covei
His features, ift short, seemed to be
vered up under a layer of fat; the skin
being of a whitish, sickly hue. His pro.
verbial astuteness and duplicity did not for
sake him even in the social circle. Ho
pretended not to know a word of English,
and would often say " J'aieu deux mau
tres, maisje ne peux rienapprendre de voire
tangue,
Mns. Baumet his private secretary, who
had become attached to a female relative of
tho family, would always tell thorn riot to
believe him, that he knew every word thev
saidT The only English words my inform
ant ever heard him speak, were uttered on
the occasion of the arrival of Mons. de
Vilaine.She said to him one day- "Mons.
Talleyrandj-oVyou not think Mons, do ViU
aine a charming character?" " He is very
tall," was the reply. The question was
repeated, with the same answer. His poli
cy seemed to be to acquire all that he could,
but to give nothing in return. His con-
staii t aim was to th ro w peopIe'onTicir guard,
The present King of France" was also a
visitor atr General Knox s house in Boston
This was soon after he was engaged to
Miss Willing, Of I hiladelphia. His young
er brothers the Duke de Montpcnsier, and
the Count de Boujolais, were with him.
Madame de Genlis was charged with tho
education of these young men. 1 ney were
in the habit of abusing her in good set
terms. They said she was " one very bad
woman." -Some other interesting details
I have, whicbJ postpone. ' "
Anecdote. In a time of much religious
excitement, an honest Duch farmer of the
Mohawk was asked his opinion as to which
denomination of Christians was in the right
way to heaven.l'i Veil,' den." said he"ven
we ride our weat to Albany, some say dis
dShest' roat,and some say dat,is do best;
but t tont unit it makes much tihcrrcncc
which roatwetake for wen we pet dare.
dey nefer ask us which way we come ; and
it is none of deir business, if our weat bo
good." - ' .
Bathos. One, now and then, meets with an
amusing illustration of this finking, when you
mean to rise. The waxen wines of IcAaca. which.
instead of making him master of the air. olonirrd
him into the water, was a practical bathos. Of
the written bathos, an amusing instance is afford.
ed in the recently puWiohed tour of a lady. De
scribing a atom to which she was exposed on
board a vessel, she tayi la spite of earnest so
licitations to the contrary, I persisted in remain,
ing upon deck, although the tempest had now in
creased to so frightful a hurricane, that it was not
without great difficulty I could -hold my my pa.
Maxweu, in his life oT Wellington, re
lates a touching incident aa having occur
red during the battle of lalavcra. lie
says i -, .. ' ' : .
The fighting had lasted without intermis.
sion from five in tho morning. The slaugh
ter on both sides had beedjimmenso, and
the heat became intolerable. By a sort of
tacit understanding the struggle ceased ou
both sides about nine o'clock, each avuiling
themselves of the brief repose which they
S3 much required. The French appeared
dispirited ; for three hours ot a movement
was made nor a musket discharged ; ana
it was a question with us wicther we should
advance, and in our turn become lhe assail
ants, or remain quietlywhere wo "were,
and await the result of fhe enemy s uelibe
ru'aons. During this Cessation of hostili
ties, an inctdeut of rar occurrence inwar
produced aa laterestiig display f gener
ous feeling between (wo bravo and noble
minded enemies. "jA 'small stream, tri
butary tartheTegusflowed through orpart
of the battle ground, and separated tho
combatants. During the pause that the
heat of the weather and the weariness of
the troops had produced, both armies went
to the banks of the rivulet for water. The
men approached each otherfearlessly, threw
down thir caps and muskets, chatted with
each otker like old acquaintances, and ex.
chnngea their canteens and wino flasks.
All asperity of feeling seemed forgotten.
To a stranger they would have appeared
more lite an allied force than men hot from
a ferocious conflicts and only gathering
strengthand energy to recommence it anew.
But a stil nobler rivalry for the time exist-
ed ; the interval was employed in carrying
off the wounded, who lay intermixed upon
the hard contested field ; and to the honor
of both e it told that each endeavored to
extricato tho common Ruffortirs, and so re
move their unfortunate friends and enemies
without distinction. Suddenly tho bugles
sounded, the drums beat to arms4, many
of the rival soldiery shook hands, and part-
ed with expressions of mutual esteem, nnd
in ten minutes after they were again at the
bayonet s point.
Sayings of the Ancients. When Ptol
emy the "Second, Tkiftg of-Egypt, looked
forth-eay 4mi-4uaalara..wM
flicted as ho was at the Jimo with tho gout,
the consequence of his luxurious indulgcn-
. ... -i .i i? I.. ; -
ces, ana flistraciea wun mngiy anxieties.
fid bbserverd a multitude of Ida poorer sub
jects reclining in festal case on the sandy
banks ol Kile " iWiscrablo fute, said
the monarch, " that my fate has not allow,
ed me to bo one of them !"
Anaxagoras, the Clazomcninn philoso
pher, the preceptor of Socrates, being ask
ed for what purpose he conceived ho had
come into tho world, answered, " To see
sun moon, and stars !" The'samo philoso-
pher, being utterly negligent regarding tho
politics of his town of Clazommc, was
twitted for his Indifference on that subject
by one of . I
QiU.7.raduaJbUqwiuiize
who asked' mm whether he entertained nd
concern for his native country? "For
my country, replied tho sage, " 1 have al
ways 'a great concern. My native city,"
pointing. to the heavens, ." is perpetually
the subject of my thoughts."
Chilon, the sage of Sparta, inquired of
Miqp what was Jupiter s employment
what was his regular daily business in the
skies? To humble those, that are eleva
ted, and elevate those that aro humble,"
said thejj fabulist.
Anacharsis, though a Scythian, uttered
sentiments as beautiful as those of Plato
himself. Among his fine sayings is one :
" The vine bears three grapes ; the first is
that of pleasure the second is that of drunk.
enness the thirdis-that f sorrow,"-
THE MESSENGER.
KIDiT-ldB2U3MIE'Cr3l7mi.
"Turning out."
It once was, and, in many places, slill is,
a practice in old field schools for tho scho-
ars, on the week before Christmas, to "turn
out the master". This is looked upon as a
rare frolic. On the appointed day tho
scholars meet at "an early hSur, often be.
fore daylight, take possession of the house
bar up every door and window use eve.
ry precaution to fortify themselves agrcea
bly to their best military skill, and then
ie upon their arms" quietly waiting the
pproach of the fnemy. Soon Dominc
makes his appearance, armed with a rod
altogether sufficient to answer the purposes
of a driver of fouryoke of oxen the clouds
of war " hang dark and lowering o'er bis
brow" his tramp is martial his air ma
jestic and with a voico and loo which
threatens destruction to his enemies, he de-
mands the surrender of the citadel. " Of
course be receives a flat denial He raves
and threatens and coaxes by turns, .but to
no purpose the besieged are inexorable 4
ne IS oui, ana out iney uueu iu Keep mm.
.... " " J -t J 1 L! I
Finally he proposes to capitulate, and asks
their terms. He is informed .that, he must
treat and give a week's holiday. He refuses
to do so much, but proffers a part. While
the negotiation is carried on, tha door is
opened but then Domine refuses to go in
the boys come out and surround him
the larger ones, acting as spokesmen, in
sist on having their claims, and strongly
threaten old Mr.' Whack-em-well with a
thorough ducking in the next creek, if lie
hold out much longer which threat they
often actually carry into execution, to the
great destruction of the old gentleman's
comfort the wetting of his clothes and the
soaking of his head for they pnt him un.
dcr ncck-and.hccls, with the exception of
about one inch of the tip of his nose. Most
commonly, however, the old man "gives
in," grants the holiday, and sends for the
treat which sometimes is nothing more
1i4iTaT)askcTor tipples , aTkeg of cTde r","and
a few gingercakes though we are sorry to
say that it is oftener a jug of tho-"real
critter:"
Now, gentle reader, what do you think ?
the boys in our office have been brought
up in this very way ; and we have learned
that they talk seriously of keeping up the
old custom, and turning out our worthy
selves, as soon as tho first side of the paper
is worked off, and taking their holiday.
Well, they ore great rough fisted fellows,
and will bo apt to accomplish it if they un.
dertake it. Should they turn us out, we
may perhaps treat to some apples, ginger
cakes, or cider, but we, will go njto French
Broad the coldest day this'winler before we
will give tho scamps a drop of whiskey.- If
they do turn us out, it is their intention to
fill up the insido of this week's paper in
their own way nnd with their pwn matter.
FricndsT Romans! Countrymen and lovers!
what a mass of stuff they will have of it
But it will be none of ours, -they and not
we shall be answerable for it.
P.S, We aro out, but have prevailed on
the little imps of mischief to insert this.
OQneLolhfimQsLdecidMlj.bjslLbaad
ed and revolutionary measures which has
fermany years past disgraced our couutry,
was witnessed lately at the Tennessee Le
gislature. In the Senate of that State, the
Locofocos have a small majority. - Jo the
House the Whig majority is sufficient to
give that party a small majority on joint
ballot : the State at present has no Senators
in Congress all possible means were re.
sorted to by the Locofoco majority in the
Senate to prevent an election, untill finally a
resolution wa3 pnsscdbyjboth Houscstogo in
to the election of Senators on a certain day.
paired tothe Uepri sLnlalives' Hall in orderto
proceed with the election twelve Locofoco
members of the Senate refused to leave
ihcif scats ; and, as the constitution requires
the attendance of two thirds of both houses
to elcqjjhe Senators, no election was held.
The President' oftho convention of the two
Houses, Mr. Senator Turney, decided that
the convention could not proceed with the
election without the attendance of two thirds
of the members of the Senate, but had
power to adjourn from day to , day and send
for absentees untill a quorum could be had.
Accordingly the convention adjourned from
time to time, and continued to send for ab.
sen fees, who still refused to attend, unliln
they finally adjourned without day de-
suairing to get an election.
The reason urged by tho twelve obstincnt 4
locofocos to noTgoifig infSlhe cnoventiori j
was that such convention was uncimstilulional.
... .... ,
Tho manner in-which -tlie election was
proposed to be fieldis precisely That which
has been pursued from the earliest period
in the State's history tothe present, by all
parties oud at all limes. If tlie people of
Tennessee submit tosnch high handed men
sures they are more blind, to their own in
terest than we are at present willing to be
licve them. It is a pity and a shame to any
people calling themselves freemcp,to be so
blinded by party spirit ; and no principle is
more destructive to our-country's interest
than that which prompts the feelings mani
fested by these men !
If we are not mistaken, though we have J
not seen it suggested in any Tennessee pa
per, their true purpose is to keep the State
unrepresented in Congress during Jhe pre
fect session, and thereby do what they can
td prevent the whig portion of Congres
adopting such measures as may seem most
like to relieve the country from its present
financial embarrassment If .they could
elect Locofocos all would be1 well.
Iowa Ti!. It is said that a bed of tin over t wen
ty mileaaquaj7lMTatcIyTen discovered' in
Iowa. If this ba "correct, It most prove a moat
valuable discovery, and cut oft" a very :considora.'
ble item of exjwnee for foreign imputation.
.A Net State
The Tennessee papers are discussing -the
subject of having a new State by divU
ding the State of Tennessee at the Cum '
berlandmountain, and taking a part of wes.
tern ' Virginia, western Carolina ice. - A
resolution on the subject has been Intro,
duced into lheir Legislature. . It is started:
up as an entirely new project, but we recol.
lect distinctly, that it was much talked of
some fifteen or twenty years since, and be
ing at that time a citizen of Tennessee
we felt considerable interest iu the matter.
-The Yske8 pobeveb. It is said that
the merchandize depot at the terminus of
the western Rait Road in Boston k is tho .
largest 4uikliog wwh-ow singlo-exceptioa, ,
in the whole world under one roof, without
partition, walls. It covers one acre and a
quarter of ground. The largest building
in the world Is in Russia. -
" If you wish to subscribe for the best
political paper in New York, take tho 7 ,
bunc".Knoxvil!c Pout.
Exactly and if you wish to subscribe
for the best political paper inEast Tennes
see, take the PosL ' . ..' :
- Destructive Fire ! J '
The largo stablo belonging" to J.L E. Pat
ton ,Esrj. ,nt theWerm Springs.was entirely
consumed by fire on the 16th inst Four
or five head of horses, eight or teuf head of '
cattle, together with a very large amount
of grain, were consumed. Total loss esti.
mated, we understand, at $4,500.
- 1 " i
"Any thing for a breeze. Knox." PosL
If you had been in these parts on last
Friday, friend wo guess you would have
had " brcezo " enough. It blew from the
North-west, for about twenty-four hours
with a violence hitherto unknown in this
country, blowing down t rees, fences, chim-
nies fee. And then the snow, oh! the like
you rarely sec in Tennessee or, any where
else.
Goon. Tho Michigan Conference of the
Methodist E. Church haa resolved that in
strumental music in their churches is " un.
necessary and productive of evil," and that
they woul.d " use their influence to prevent
its introduction into their places of public
worship."
Good- senso that.
03" We aro authorized and requested to
announce Col. J. M. Kimzey, of Hender
son county, a candidate for Brigadier Gen.
eral, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the
TegniitToii '6T Geii. Br itton, of the lOili
Briggado of North Carolina Militia. .
For the Messenger.) .
Tho annual exhibition of the Macon
County - Agricultural Society-was held at
Franklin, on the Cth of November last.
From the state of tho funds of the Socie
ty, it was ceemed inexpedient to award
premiums this year, for the best specimens
of our agricultural productions; owing to
which tho exhibition was not so interesting
nor so numerously attended as we had an-
ticipated. -.
1 lie committee appointed to examine tho
ivc stock and pass unon their relative
claims to supcrior.ity, reported that .
1 ho best last spring s colt, a brown fill
(M.irblieu)6wncd by Dr. Woodfin. - .
I ho II J, a colt (Brimmer) owned by
Lowry Addington.
1 he 3d, a colt (urimmcr) owned by Di.
WooJlin.
- Tliaixist vnarlinT.a Marbliou colt owned -
by Zuchariah Peek.
1 he 2 J; n yearling Brimmer e6lt,owned-
by Si. Bryson. r- 7- ;
Tho best two year old, an Aladan colt,
ownrtfojr Jrtcob feilerr
The 2J, a filly (Fliimmcr) owned by D.
W. Siler.
The best calf, a Durham, owned by John
oiicr. -
The 2 d, common stock, owned by Lowry
Addington.
The fllo ing resolutions were adopted s
1 st. That wo will make greuter efforts to -enlist
the attention and patronage of our
citizens generally in support of tlie objects
contemplated in the formation of the society.
2J. That the next meeting of the society
bo at the Court House in Franklin, on the
25th of January next, (being the Tuesday
of Court,) and thrt Jacob Siler and II. G.
Woodfin bo requested to address the moet.
ing on the subject of agriculture. , s -!
3d. That a copy of tbeso resolutions be
forwarded to the office of tha " Highland
Messenger," requesting their publication.
On motion tlie society adjourned.
D. Wk SILER, Pres't.
il. G. WoonrtN, See.
Second round of Quarterly Meeting for
Asheville District, 1842.. . ' .
Waynesvfle eift, March 5 it. 6 Jonathan's creek
Echola mission, ' 9 at 10 Love's M. H.
Franklin eirt, - 13 &. 13 Asbory M. IL
Greenville at Pickens-4 1S&.16 Wesley chapel
Henderaonville " 194.20 Little River LH.
Asheville 23 &. 23 Sulphur Sprinp
Bumaville 26 4.97 Bnmarilla .
' E. F. SEVIER, f.E. ,